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Once the
Interface
Design is
well under
way, the
programmers
begin to
give life
to the interactive
elements
of the site,
and designers
move into
Production
Design where
they flesh
out each
section
and hook
together
the pages
to bring
the site
to life.
This is
the exciting
part of
the project
where you
get visual
representation
of the ideas
you came
up with
during Discovery.
When the
site gets
to the point
where it
is functional
as a prototype,
user testing
commences.
It is invaluable
to have
your users
click through
the prototype,
and a simple
and inexpensive
test plan
can be formulated
so that
you're absolutely
certain
that the
site is
going to
meet their
needs. This
will be
our last
chance to
make significant
changes
to the information
architecture
and to alter
the flow
of the site
before we
move into
final testing
and quality
assurance.
A professionally
produced
Web site
will always
have a minimum
of testing
and quality
assurance
performed
on it before
it is launched.
The kinds
of things
that will
be reviewed
include:
browser
compatibility,
proofreading,
checking
for dead-links,
assuring
the proper
function
of any dynamic
or interactive
elements,
gauging
download
time and
stress testing
to be sure
the site
can handle
an established
volume of
traffic.
At last
it's time
to launch
your new
Web site.
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